(CNN) Trump aides were in constant touch with senior Russian officials during campaign

[workinclasszero]

Trump aides were in constant touch with senior Russian officials during campaign
By Pamela Brown, Jim Sciutto and Evan Perez, CNN Updated 1511 GMT (2311 HKT) February 15, 2017

(CNN) High-level advisers close to then-presidential nominee Donald Trump were in constant communication during the campaign with Russians known to US intelligence, multiple current and former intelligence, law enforcement and administration officials tell CNN.

President-elect Trump and then-President Barack Obama were both briefed on details of the extensive communications between suspected Russian operatives and people associated with the Trump campaign and the Trump business, according to US officials familiar with the matter.

Among several senior Trump advisers regularly communicating with Russian nationals were then-campaign chairman Paul Manafort and then-adviser Michael Flynn.

http://edition.cnn.com/2017/02/14/politics/donald-trump-aides-russians-campaign/index.html

[Tommy_Carcetti]

1. Can you imagine being the guy who had to brief Trump about this?

I think he or she most likely ended all sentences with the phrase, "....but of course you already know this."

[Johnny2X2X]

2. The entire GOP sold out to Putin

When Trump goes down, we need to chain that whole party to him. They all sold our country out because they wanted to win more than they loved their country.

Ryan, McCain, McConnell, Pence, the whole lot sold us out to Russia. I don't care if they've been critical of Trump, they all go down with him for letting this happen.

[workinclasszero]

3. Every day that damned party lets this treason pass

is a nail in their fucking coffin!